Glamorous accountant and aspiring politician Jane Agirtan sues Clementine Ford ... trends now
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A glamorous accountant is suing Clementine Ford for defamation after the feminist writer publicly branded her a racist and a bigot.
Mother-of-one Jane Agirtan, who stood as an independent candidate in Victoria's Mornington District at the 2022 state election, has launched a $700,000 defamation suit against Ford after she made a series of abusive comments on social media between August and November last year.
Ms Agirtan, a proud Muslim originally from Russia, claimed she had never interacted with Ford before posting an Instagram story in which she mocked Minister for Indigenous Australians Linda Burney for allegedly owning a Gucci handbag.
Ms Burney's office later denied she owned anything from the luxury brand.
Ford re-shared Ms Agirtan's post and accused her of being racist.
Mother-of-one Jane Agirtan (pictured above), who stood as an independent candidate in Victoria's Mornington District at the 2022 state elections, has launched a $150,000 defamation suit against Clementine Ford (pictured below) after she made a series of comments on social media between August and November last year
The two women then traded multiple insults on social media, with Ford telling her nearly 250,000 Instagram followers that Ms Agirtan was a 'lunatic' and a 'racist, transphobic cooker angling to be a politician' (pictured: their initial interaction)
When Ms Argitan wrote to Ford to ask her to retract her 'defamatory' statement, Ford goaded her.
'Sue me for defamation then, I'll add transphobic bigot to the mix too,' wrote Ford.
The tax specialist maintains that Ford's accusations were unprovoked.
'I’d never interacted with Ford and was genuinely unaware of her existence, let alone her pantomime of feminism,' Ms Agirtan told Daily Mail Australia.
The two women then traded multiple insults on social media, with Ford telling her nearly 250,000 Instagram followers that Ms Agirtan was a 'lunatic', a 'bigot' and a 'racist, transphobic cooker angling to be a politician'.
Ms Agirtan, who is neurodivergent, told Ford she was an 'oppressed Muslim minority' being mocked by a 'white feminist writer'.
‘You're not a f***ing migrant,' Ford responded.
'You're a white Russian woman who posts endless hateful sh*t about Aboriginal people, trans people, queer people and Dan Andrews.
'Honestly, I'd love for you to try to file a defamation suit,’ she added, followed by four crying-with-laughter emojis.
Ms Agirtan was also sent abuse by some of Ford's fans who labelled her a 'hag' and an 'old sagging c***', while suggesting she jump off a cliff.
Ms Agirtan complained to Meta, Instagram's parent company, the police and the e-Safety Commissioner, all of whom she claims did nothing.
Ford even mocked Ms Agirtan's attempts to stop the abuse.
'Oh, no the e-Safety Commissioner!!!', she wrote.
'It’s hilarious you think the tactics you use to stop other people from
